Project description
Increasing management pressure due to competition for land as well as legal requirements for environmental protection and nature conservation require innovative approaches to grassland management. Efficient nutrient management plays a central role here.
The aim of the project was to develop innovative, site-adapted management strategies for optimised nutrient management in Schleswig-Holstein's grassland. To this end, data was collected and analysed on pilot farms in typical grassland regions such as the Geest, the Eider-Treene-Sorge lowlands and the Wilstermarsch. Among other things, information was collected on nutrient supply, growth behaviour and the condition of the practice swards. Exact trials were also carried out. Based on an analysis of weak points, a practical tool was to be developed as a decision-making aid for grassland farms.
The results of the project were summarised in the brochure ‘Grassland fertilisation in spring - What matters?’. In addition, a web application (web app) for optimising grassland fertilisation in spring was developed based on the studies on the kT sum.
Further information on the project can be found in the practice sheet and in the final report.
Click here for the web app for the Spring grassland fertilization web app: when does the grass grow?
